Myles
Role: king · First appears: Book 3 · Chapter 1
Myles was the elder son of Lelex, with a younger brother, Polycaon. At Alesiæ, he was said to have discovered the use of mills and first ground grain.
After Lelex’s death, Myles succeeded him as ruler of Laconia. On Myles’ death, his son Eurotas succeeded him; Iops was described as possibly a contemporary of Lelex or Myles.
Relationship record
Life events
- Myles discovered the use of mills and first ground grain at Alesiæ.(Book 3 · Chapter 20 · 📍 Alesiæ)
- “for they say that Myles the son of Lelex was the first that discovered the use of mills, and first ground here.”
- Myles succeeded Lelex as ruler of Laconia.(Book 4 · Chapter 1 · 📍 Laconia)
- With: Lelex
- “After the death of Lelex, who reigned in what is now called Laconia, but was then called Lelegia after him, Myles who was the elder of his sons succeeded him”
Book 3 · Chapter 1
- parent: Lelex “And Lelex’ sons were Myles and a younger son Polycaon.”
- child: Eurotas “But on the death of Myles his son Eurotas succeeded him in the kingdom.”
Book 3 · Chapter 12
- with Iops (They were said to be contemporaries.) “Iops, who is supposed to have been a contemporary of Lelex or Myles”
Book 3 · Chapter 20
- parent: Lelex “for they say that Myles the son of Lelex was the first that discovered the use of mills, and first ground here.”
Book 4 · Chapter 1
- parent: Lelex (Lelex is the father of Myles.) “Myles who was the elder of his sons succeeded him”
- siblings with Polycaon (Myles and Polycaon are sons of Lelex.) “Myles who was the elder of his sons succeeded him, and Polycaon the younger was only a private person till he married the Argive Messene”
- with Lelex (Myles succeeded Lelex as ruler.) “Myles who was the elder of his sons succeeded him”
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Extracted from the original text of Pausanias' Description of Greece. Made with Rho MD.